Rebuilding after an earthquake

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Workers remove rubble from a destroyed school in Port-au-Prince on March 9, so that it may be replaced. A 7.3-magnitude quake, which struck Haiti on January 12, left more 222,000 people dead and 1.2 million people homeless. Thony Belizaire/AFP/Newscom

A dredging machine clears rubble in Dichato, Chile, on March 14. The quake-striken country is focusing on restoration work after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake and tsunamis rocked the country on Feb. 27, killing at least 497 people. Victor Rojas/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom

Haitians demolish a devastated building in the coastal city of Leogane on Feb. 23. The town of Leogane, an hour outside the capital, was the hardest hit by the massive quake, which damaged nearly all its buildings, killing a huge percentage of the population, and leaving the vast majority homeless. Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Newscom

A worker repairs electrical lines in Talcahuano, Chile, on March 16. A preliminary estimate shows Chile may need $30 billion for repairs following the February earthquake, President Sebastian Pinera said. Camila Lassalle/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom

Aid agency water experts assess the location of a latrine they are building in the Petionville camp, a temporary home to more than 40,000 people and the largest camp in Haiti for those displaced by the earthquake. Zuma/Newscom

Chilean military forces work to clean the streets in Talcahuano on March 16. According to Xinhua, the city government expects a decade-long recovery from the disaster. Camila Lassalle/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom

A child stands in the entranceway to a shelter in the Petionville camp in Port au Prince, Haiti, on March 5. Each shelter in the camp was built differently, and many incorporated materials scavenged from destroyed homes in their construction. Zuma/Newscom

Workers repair a section of underground piping in Talcahuano, Chile, on March 16. Officials in the city have been turning away tent aid in order to build more permanent dwellings for those displaced. Camila Lassalle/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom

A student of the ARCH vocational training program works on a circuit breaker in a 'solar suitcase' on March 4, at the ARCH Training Center in Washington, D.C. The devices will provide power to hospitals in Haiti. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Newscom

Volunteers with the charity group 'A Roof for Chile' unload materials to build temporary homes in Santiago on March 3. Waldo Sepulveda/UPI/Newscom

A Haitian woman sells bananas at the Marche de la Croix des Bossales in Port-au-Prince on March 4. This is the city’s largest outdoor market, the construction of which was aided by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. It was opened in 2008. Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Newscom

A picture dated March 14 shows Chilean President Sebastian Pinera visiting Iloca, one of the zones affected by the earthquake. The Chilean government anounced the creation of modular school buildings in most affected zones on March 14. Presidencia de Chile/HO/Newscom

Volunteers from Nazon's Church of God clear away the rubble of their Protestant church in Port-au-Prince. Corentin Fohlen/Sipa Press/Newscom

Military forces stand guard while workers mend a bridge in quake-devastated Concepcion, Chile, on March 4. It will take at least three years to rebuild the country President Michelle Bachelet has said. Victor Rojas/Xinhua/Newscom

A makeshift hospital in the notoriously violent Port-au-Prince slum of Cite Soleil is seen on March 27. AFP/Newscom

Military forces work to clean the streets in Talcahuano, Chile, on March 16. Camila Lassalle/Xinhua/Sipa Press/Newscom

Volunteers in Haiti clear away the ground floor of a building completely destroyed during the earthquake of January 12. Corentin Fohlen/Sipa Press/Newscom

Volunteers of the organization 'A roof for Chile' build a basic house at El Centinela hill, an area affected by the quake and tsunami in Constitucion, Chile, on March 8. Claudio Santana/AFP/Newscom